Applicants from the previous Fall Recruitment period (Joy Oche , Mark Weiss, and Eve Klein) were also interviewed on November 22, 2021. Council may move to defer to their previous interviews when considering appointments, or schedule another set of interviews with the previous and new applicants.
Staff is recommending that interviews of the selected candidates be scheduled during a Special City Council meeting on April 25, 2022 .
Appointments then can be presented for approval at the May 2, 2022 meeting.
Membership Requirements
Per PAMC 2.25.010, The Parks and Recreation Commission requires each member of the commission to have Palo Alto residency and demonstrated interest in parks, open space and recreation matters.
Parks and Recreation Commission: One position
Term ending March 31, 2023
• Palo Alto Residency
• Each member of the Commission shall have a demonstrated interest in parks, open space and recreation matters.
• QUALIFIED APPLICANTS:
1. Lester Ezrati
2. Jason Schmidt
3. Joy Oche
4. Mark Weiss
5. Eve Klein
Public Outreach
Palo Alto Municipal Code 2.16. 060 requires public notification regarding vacancies of the Commissions as follows, “The City Clerk shall exercise their discretion in choosing the method of advertisement that will most effectively reach potential candidates. ” Based on the September 14, 2021 Policy & Services Committee meeting report (available here ) regarding Board and Commission Member demographics and community
representation the City Clerk’s office expanded recruitment efforts through additional means to “most effectively reach potential candidates”.
The Fall 2021 Boards and Commission recruitment invited applications from September 16, 2021 through October 26, 2021 through the new online application process. From that previous recruitment, 2 unselected applicants of the 15 confirmed their continued interest for the vacancy.
The Parks and Recreation Commission special recruitment invited applications from March 14, 2022 t hrough April 4, 2022 . The vacancy was Packet Pg. 349
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advertised through various methods in partnership with the Communications team. Th is included paid and digital print advertisements in the Daily Post; via the City’s website and social media channels; in physical locations of the Palo Alto Libraries and Community Centers; and distributed by e -mail and through the City subscription -based notification lists.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachmenta: Attachment A - All Applications (PDF)
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